Forward Deployed Architect
IT
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Munich, Germany
Retire the ERP.
Light exists to replace factory-era ERPs with software that feels alive. Our Smart Financial Platform gives modern, global companies superpowers-automated accounting, real-time reporting, and financial flows that move at the speed of the business.
We build with our customers, ship fast, and obsess over craft. In a short time, Light has gone from idea to the operating core for leading companies like Lovable, Legora, and Keyshot. People don’t just use Light - they enjoy it.
We’re an early team defining a new software category. Think engineers who love debits and credits, designers who care about reconciliation states, and operators who treat finance as a product. If you’re excited to modernise how the world runs money - one workflow at a time - you’re in the right place.
Backed by world-class investors and advised by industry titans, we’re building category-defining products with the freedom to ship ambitiously and own outcomes. Come help us make Light the global default for next-gen finance.
Forward Deployed Architect, DACH
This is not a traditional sales role. We are looking for someone who has spent their career in finance - a former CFO, Head of Finance, or senior finance operator - who also knows how to open doors, build trust, and close deals.
You will be a Light representative in Benelux, DACH or Italy depending on your base and network. Your job is to walk into a room with a CFO or VP Finance and have a conversation they cannot have with any other vendor: one built on genuine, hard-won experience.
You have done the month-ends, managed the multi-entity consolidations, sat in the ERP implementation reviews. You know exactly what they are facing - because you have faced it yourself.
What you will do:
Open and close deals through subject-matter credibility, not traditional sales motion - your network and expertise are the pipeline.
Work closely with Light's product and engineering teams to ensure that compliance requirements, local market standards, and customer needs specific to the Benelux region are built into the product roadmap.
Build relationships with CFOs, VPs Finance, and Controllers at modern, multi-entity businesses across Benelux.
Represent Light at industry events, peer CFO networks, and finance communities where your reputation already carries weight.
Act as the market's voice back to Light - feeding customer insight into product, messaging, and expansion sequencing.
We expect a high degree of proactiveness and ownership - the ideal candidate is able to navigate fluidly between Product, Commercial, and Partnerships.
Your qualifications:
You have spent 10+ years in finance - as a CFO, Head of Finance, Finance Director, or Controller - at scaling, international businesses. When you talk about multi-entity close, intercompany eliminations, or real-time reporting, you are speaking from experience, not a pitch deck.
You have an exceptional network across the Benelux, DACH or Italy finance and CFO community. You can get a meeting because of who you are, not because of who you work for.
You are a seller. You understand how to build commercial relationships, navigate procurement, and close. You are not a consultant looking for advisory work - you want to win deals.
You are fluent in German and English. You operate equally well in both.
You are energised by early-stage environments. You are comfortable being the only person in your market, building from zero, and making fast decisions without a playbook.
You understand modern finance technology - not just legacy ERP, but the new generation of AI-native tools replacing it. You have a view on where the market is going.
Bonus points:
You have previously evaluated or implemented a financial platform or ERP at a scaling company - you know the buying process from the other side of the table.
You have commercial or advisory experience alongside your operational background - consulting, interim CFO work, or board-level roles.
Startup Experience: You've experience with a fast-growing startup/scale-up.
You have already built a presence in the fintech or SaaS ecosystem in DACH.
A few tips to stand out
Show us who you are through your application and don't limit yourself to a resume. Try not to be generic.
Have numbers to show so you can measure impact? Even better!
Most people can say they wanna work in a startup, but why this one? What are your expectations and what do you specifically wanna learn from us?
The good stuff
In addition to being part of a great team and working in a really fun and innovative environment, we offer:
💸 A competitive salary + potential stock options
🏝 25 days of annual leave + public holidays in the country where you are based.
🥳 Regular socials and company off-sites
🚀 A huge opportunity for career growth as you'll help shape a market-defining product.
The famous last words
Working at Light means you're embarking on an exciting journey to reshape the future of multinational financial operations. Our cheat-code is that we've built something like this before - and are now doing it again, only better. Our goal is to make global finance effortless and empower companies to make informed decisions.
🚀 Join the rocket ship while it’s taking off 🚀